Fiddly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɪdli/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fiddly is an adjective meaning Requiring dexterity to operate.
Meaning
Requiring dexterity to operate.
More Meanings
- (by extension) Having many small bits or embellishments.
- Of or relating to fiddling or fidgeting.
- Pertaining to occasional under-the-table work by people who receive unemployment benefits
Example Sentences
The buttons on the tiny mobile phone were too fiddly.
But the draping roses, and the double bell of dress and overskirt — fiddly, too bloody fiddly!
I can divide my movements into two types: gross motor and fine motor (in other words, large movements and small, fiddly movements) and, as I have already described, I have far more problems with the latter than the former.
See, Barbados, like certain other fiddly little islands— Antigua, Saint Lucia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Japan, Great Britain, Australia— is filled with a genus of hotspurs fiercely dedicated to motoring on the wrong side of the road.
Word Forms
- fiddlier
- fiddliest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twiddly, fiddlesome, finicky, clampy, pernickety, negotious.
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